So I see a lot of emerger patterns that use antron and other similar materials for the trailing shuck on emergers. Have most of you found that to be more effective than a natural tailing material? I didn't have anything like that so last night I tied some up using darker mallard flank feathers for the trailing shuck and I thought they looked pretty realistic. Anyone use them for this purpose before? I tend to want to use natural materials when possible. I'm only a few weeks into fly tying so I don't have a ton of supplies yet so just went with something I had that I thought might work. Thanks for any help on this.

I use mainly brown antron. You can use a tuft of marabou or peacock if you want to give it some action. Prince nymphs work wells for Iso's...I think partyly b/c the peacock tails gives it some action similar to these hard swimming nymphs (and the white biots are somewhat like the white stripe in the back...)

PhilC wrote:I use mainly brown antron. You can use a tuft of marabou or peacock if you want to give it some action. Prince nymphs work wells for Iso's...I think partyly b/c the peacock tails gives it some action similar to these hard swimming nymphs (and the white biots are somewhat like the white stripe in the back...)

Are you thinking of a Zugbug? Prince nymphs don't have peacock tails.

Posted on: 2012/12/19 15:13

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